EP0244114B1 - Manufacture of polyesters - Google Patents
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- EP0244114B1 EP0244114B1 EP87303220A EP87303220A EP0244114B1 EP 0244114 B1 EP0244114 B1 EP 0244114B1 EP 87303220 A EP87303220 A EP 87303220A EP 87303220 A EP87303220 A EP 87303220A EP 0244114 B1 EP0244114 B1 EP 0244114B1
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- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C08—ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS; THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-UP; COMPOSITIONS BASED THEREON
- C08G—MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS OBTAINED OTHERWISE THAN BY REACTIONS ONLY INVOLVING UNSATURATED CARBON-TO-CARBON BONDS
- C08G63/00—Macromolecular compounds obtained by reactions forming a carboxylic ester link in the main chain of the macromolecule
- C08G63/02—Polyesters derived from hydroxycarboxylic acids or from polycarboxylic acids and polyhydroxy compounds
- C08G63/06—Polyesters derived from hydroxycarboxylic acids or from polycarboxylic acids and polyhydroxy compounds derived from hydroxycarboxylic acids
- C08G63/08—Lactones or lactides
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- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C08—ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS; THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-UP; COMPOSITIONS BASED THEREON
- C08G—MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS OBTAINED OTHERWISE THAN BY REACTIONS ONLY INVOLVING UNSATURATED CARBON-TO-CARBON BONDS
- C08G63/00—Macromolecular compounds obtained by reactions forming a carboxylic ester link in the main chain of the macromolecule
- C08G63/91—Polymers modified by chemical after-treatment
- C08G63/912—Polymers modified by chemical after-treatment derived from hydroxycarboxylic acids
Definitions
- This invention relates to the manufacture of polyesters, and in particular it relates to polyesters of a particular desired molecular weight and molecular weight distribution or polydispersity.
- polyesters possess the property of being biodegradable within an animal body, and they have therefore found utility in recent years in a variety of biomedical applications, for example as resorbable sutures, implants and prostheses, and as carriers in sustained release formulations of various drugs.
- polyesters which are known to be useful for such purposes are those derived from hydroxyacids, such as lactic, glycolic and 3-hydroxybutyric acids, or from lactones such as lactide, glycolide and epsi/on-caprolactone, or co-polyesters derived from two such monomers, in particular poly(lactic-co-glycolic) acids and poly-(lactide-co-glycolide).
- polyesters When such polyesters are used for biomedical purposes within an animal body, and particularly when used within the human body, they are, of course, subject to rigid specifications of purity and toxicological and physiological acceptability. They should be free from extraneous low molecular weight impurities, and of consistent quality.
- the profile of drug release is determined and controlled by a number of parameters, among the most important of which are the molecular weight and the polydispersity.
- Polydispersity is a measure of molecular size distribution, and is defined as the ratio of the weight average molecuar weight (Mw) to the number average molecular weight (M n )].
- biodegradable polyesters of a particular desired molecular weight, especially those having Mw less than about 15,000, and having a desired polydispersity.
- Biodegradable polyesters have been manufactured in a number of different ways, but these preparations have not allowed the polydispersity to be controlled, nor, in many cases, the molecular weight of the purified polyester.
- polyesters and co-polyesters based upon lactic acid, and/or glycolic acid and of relatively low molecular weight, say Mw less than 10,000, can be prepared by the polycondensation polymerisation of the hydroxy-acid or acids. It is found, however, that in this procedure, the product contains a substantial level of low molecular weight polymer, and of unpolymerised monomer, which cannot easily be removed. This is illustrated by an experiment in which DL-lactic acid was heated at 200°C for 8 hours under an atmosphere of nitrogen, to give a product having an inherent viscosity of 0.08 dl/g (measured as a 1 % solution in chloroform at 25°C).
- This product contained polymer, unreacted lactic acid, and DL-lactide formed by cyclic dimerisation of the DL-lactic acid monomer.
- the DL-lactide cannot be satisfactorily removed from the product by the application of high vacuum, since although this removes most of the DL-lactide, it also results in further polymerisation of the already formed polymer, as indicated by an increase in inherent viscosity to 0.12 dl/g. This increase in viscosity is indicative of an increase in the Mw of the product polymer from about 3,500 in the crude to about 6,000 in the vacuum-dried product. Accurate control of molecular weight can clearly not be achieved by this procedure.
- the purified polymer so obtained had inherent viscosity 0.16 (same conditions as above), M w of 10370 and M n of 8340, giving a polydispersity of 1.24.
- This purification procedure gave only a low yield of purified product, and the purified product had molecular weight properties quite different from those of the initial crude product. It is clearly not possible by this means to produce consistently a polyester of a particular required molecular weight and polydispersity.
- This process of manufacture thus does not allow the controlled preparation of polyesters having polydispersity more than about 2, or having particular unsymmetrical or mul- tinodal molecular weight distributions.
- the technique is also unsuitable for the consistent and reproducible preparation of polyesters of M w less than about 10,000.
- the present invention provides a process for the manufacture of polyesters having any desired M " less than about 20,000, having any desired molecular weight distribution, and usually in good yield.
- This invention is based upon the appreciation that higher molecular weight polyesters can be readily prepared, easily purified in good yield, and then controllably hydrolysed to polyesters of the desired lower molecular weight, and molecular weight distribution.
- a process for the manufacture of a polyester of any desired number average molecular weight, M n , less than about 20,000 as measured by size exclusion chromatography relative to polystyrene standards, characterised by the hydrolysis, with an aqueous acid, of a polyester of the same chemical composition as the desired polyester but having a higher number average molecular weight, Mno, measured as defined above, than the desired polyester product, for a period of time, t, determined from the equation: wherein K is a constant which has been predetermined by a calibration experiment using the particular polyester, the particular water, acid and polyester concentrations, and the particular hydrolysis temperature desired.
- the rate of hydrolysis of polyester is temperature dependent, being very much faster at elevated temperature than at ambient temperature, it is preferable in practice to carry out the process of the invention at ambient temperature, which allows the most accurate control of the molecular weight of the product. If less accurate control of molecular weight is acceptable, the product can be obtained more quickly by carrying out the hydrolysis at an elevated temperature, for example at the reflux temperature of the aqueous acid being used.
- the calibration of the reaction is carried out by first selecting the starting polyester, the hydrolysing acid, their relative proportions and the reaction temperature, then commencing the reaction at that temperature, sampling the reaction mixture at appropriate time intervals, determining M n for each sample, and then plotting 1/M n against time. A straight line relationship is obtained, and from this graph, the reaction time, t, can be determined which is required to obtain a polyester of any desired M n , under those particular conditions and from that particular polyester starting material.
- the process of the invention is particularly useful for the preparation of polylactic acid or poly(lactic-co-glycolic) acid required for the controlled release of polypeptide drugs, and for the preparation of these polyesters, acetic acid is the preferred acid for the hydrolysis.
- the polyester starting material has a polydispersity of about 2, corresponding to the statistically most probable distribution of molecular species, the polyester product will retain essentially the same polydispersity, since the hydrolytic degradation is a random process. It is possible, however, by appropriate control of the hydrolysis reaction, to obtain polyester products of different polydispersity, as required.
- the hydrolysis reaction is carried out by adding a solution of the polyester starting material in the aqueous acid at ambient temperature, to a reaction vessel heated sufficiently to reflux the polyester solution as it is added.
- the polyester hydrolyses negligibly slowly in the aqueous acid solution at ambient temperature, but when the solution is introduced to the heated reaction vessel, hydrolysis occurs at a very much faster rate.
- polyester products of approximately any required polydispersity or molecular weight distribution can be obtained.
- polyester-acid solution is added at a constant rate, over the predetermined time period, t, a product polyester of polydispersity greater than about 2.5 is obtained, the molecular weight distribution of which is unsymmetrical and possesses a substantial low molecular weight "tail".
- the polyester-acid solution is added to the heated reaction vessel at an accelerating rate over time t, a product having a very broad molecular weight distribution is obtained, again having a polydispersity of greater than about .2.5.
- Polyester products having polynodal molecular weight distributions can be obtained by adding the polyester-acid solution to the heated reaction vessel in two or more portions, separated by appropriate time intervals.
- the molecular weight of each node can be controlled as described herein.
- polyester of M greater than about 10,000 can be much more efficiently purified by precipitation fractionation, with much less loss of material, than can lower molecular weight polyesters, to give polymers of low polydispersity.
- hydrolysis of such polyesters does result in some limited broadening of molecular weight distribution, a polydispersity of about 1.5 can be retained, particularly if M n o is not more than about 5 times the M n of the desired product.
- the chromatography support is a cross-linked polystyrene gel with a controlled range of pore sizes, and size separation is based upon partitioning of the solute between the solvent inside the gel particles and the solvent in the spaces between the gel particles.
- Large molecules have a size in solution, (which is dependent upon molecular structure and the degree of solvation), which is greater than some of the gel pores. Such large molecules are therefore confined to the solvent between the gel particles, and they are therefore eluted first. Smaller solute molecules have access to solvent both inside and outside the gel particles, and thus their progress along the chromatography column is retarded, proportionate to the extent to which they are partitioned into the solvent within the gel particles.
- the solute molecules are therefore eluted from the column in order of decreasing molecular size.
- the column can be calibrated to relate retention time to molecular weight.
- the column can then be used to determine the molecular weights, M n and M w , of another polymer.
- a chromatogram can be constructed indicating the number of polymer molecules of each molecular weight, and by taking small time slices corresponding to known molecular weights from the calibration, the chromatogram can be integrated to give the number- and weight-average molecular weights for the polymer under investigation.
- M w and M n are not absolute values, but are relative to the polystyrene standards.
- an M w of 5500 corresponds to an inherent viscosity of 0.10 dl/g (1 % w/v solution in chloroform at 25°)
- M w of 7800 corresponds to inherent viscosity of 0.13 dl/g (1 % w/v solution in chloroform at 25°)
- M w of 20000 corresponds to inherent viscosity of ⁇ 0.3 dl/g
- M w of 50000 corresponds to inherent viscosity of ⁇ 0.45 dl/g
- M w of 100000 corresponds to inherent viscosity of ⁇ 1.0 dl/g.
- a high molecular weight poly(D,L-lactide) was prepared by the ring-opening polymerisation of dry, freshly-prepared D,L-lactide using an organo-tin catalyst.
- the polyester so obtained was purified by dissolving it in glacial acetic acid, and then adding that solution to vigorously stirred methanol, and isolating and drying the product polyester.
- This polyester (10 g) and water (1 ml) were dissolved in glacial acetic acid, and the solution was then diluted to 100 ml with more glacial acetic acid.
- the mixture was heated rapidly to reflux temperature, and maintained at that temperature, removing samples at 0.5,1, 2, 3 and 4 hours.
- the removed samples were immediately frozen, then freeze-dried, and the molecular weights of each sample were determined by size exclusion chromatography as described above.
- a plot of 1/M n against t was a straight line of slope 7.4x10 ⁇ 5 hr ⁇ 1 .
- Example 2 The process described in Example 1 was repeated, but using 2 ml of water in the hydrolysis medium instead of 1 ml, and sampling at 0.25,0.5, 1.0, 1.5 and 2.0 hrs.
- the plot of 1/M n against time was a straight line of slope 13.2x10 -5 h -1 .
- Example 2 The process described in Example 1 was repeated, but using 3 ml of water in the hydrolysis medium instead of 1 ml, and sampling at 10, 20, 40, 60 and 90 minutes.
- the plot 1/M n against time was a straight line of sloipe 18.1 x10 ⁇ 5 h -1 .
- Example 2 The process described in Example 1 was repeated, but using 4 ml of water in the hydrolysis medium instead of 1 ml, and sampling at 10, 20, 30, 45 and 60 minutes.
- the plot of 1/M n against time was a straight line of slope 25x10 -5 h -1 .
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Priority Applications (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| AT87303220T ATE52268T1 (de) | 1986-04-18 | 1987-04-13 | Polyester-herstellung. |
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| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| GB8609537 | 1986-04-18 | ||
| GB868609537A GB8609537D0 (en) | 1986-04-18 | 1986-04-18 | Polyesters |
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| Publication Number | Publication Date |
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| EP0244114A1 EP0244114A1 (en) | 1987-11-04 |
| EP0244114B1 true EP0244114B1 (en) | 1990-04-25 |
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| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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| EP87303220A Expired - Lifetime EP0244114B1 (en) | 1986-04-18 | 1987-04-13 | Manufacture of polyesters |
Country Status (19)
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| US (1) | US4789726A (sv) |
| EP (1) | EP0244114B1 (sv) |
| JP (1) | JP2553076B2 (sv) |
| AT (1) | ATE52268T1 (sv) |
| AU (1) | AU595594B2 (sv) |
| CA (1) | CA1279148C (sv) |
| DE (1) | DE3762421D1 (sv) |
| DK (1) | DK167195B1 (sv) |
| ES (1) | ES2014474B3 (sv) |
| FI (1) | FI89505C (sv) |
| GB (1) | GB8609537D0 (sv) |
| GR (1) | GR3001199T3 (sv) |
| HU (1) | HU197032B (sv) |
| IE (1) | IE59961B1 (sv) |
| IL (1) | IL82032A (sv) |
| NO (1) | NO169017C (sv) |
| NZ (1) | NZ220011A (sv) |
| PT (1) | PT84682B (sv) |
| ZA (1) | ZA872206B (sv) |
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